{"id":293935,"date":"2025-10-11T06:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/293935\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T06:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:11:16","slug":"veteran-media-star-hits-breaking-point-after-five-attempted-break-ins-at-his-melbourne-home-tsunami-of-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/293935\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran media star hits breaking point after five attempted break-ins at his Melbourne home: ‘Tsunami of crime’"},"content":{"rendered":"

By NICHOLAS COMINO, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 00:18 EDT, 11 October 2025 | Updated: 00:19 EDT, 11 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Entertainment reporter Peter Ford and long-time Melbourne<\/a> resident is walking away from the city he once loved, saying a tsunami of crime<\/a> and drugs was the final straw.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ford, who appears on 3AW and Channel Seven<\/a>, told the Neil Mitchell Asks Why podcast that he’s finally had enough and is packing up to head north for good.<\/p>\n

‘I just don’t want to live here anymore,’ he said.<\/p>\n

‘I am just disgusted with what is happening here.\u00a0I have had security issues at my own home this year… five break-ins this year.<\/p>\n

‘They only got into the house once, but five attempts.’<\/p>\n

Ford reached breaking point after months of feeling unsafe and disillusioned by the rising crime rates in Melbourne.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Every day you pick up the paper and there are stories about machetes and I just can’t live here anymore,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I had a homeless person living 20 feet from my bedroom window until quite recently, which would not be so bad except he would scream out in the middle of the night.’<\/p>\n

\"Broadcaster <\/p>\n

Broadcaster Peter Ford (pictured) said he would be leaving Melbourne due to rising crime rates\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Ford <\/p>\n

Ford has made the decision to leave Melbourne following a string of machete attacks (pictured)<\/p>\n

The high-profile entertainment reporter said his once-peaceful neighbourhood had become a magnet for crime and drug use.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘For whatever reason my little area, which was a very lovely suburb, the word has got out that this is a great place to go and shoot up drugs or whatever,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘So, the time has come for a fresh start and I don’t see the problems in Melbourne turning around very quickly.’<\/p>\n

Speaking to Daily Mail, Ford said his decision wasn’t driven by politics, but by the simple need to feel safe and at peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It’s time for a new chapter,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The entertainment titan didn’t blame anyone in particular but alluded to criticism that the Victorian Labor Government has been too soft on crime.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I don’t want to get political, I’m not clever enough to know where fingers should be pointed, but I do know there is a dreadful problem and I’m lucky to be able to escape it,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I’ll always love Melbourne, I guess it’s because I love it that I need to distance myself from seeing the state it’s now in,’ he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"His <\/p>\n

His comments come one day after another machete brawl at a Broadmeadows Central<\/p>\n

\"Four <\/p>\n

Four teenage boys were charged after allegedly driving a stolen BMW through Bourke St Mall<\/p>\n

Ford’s comments come just hours after yet another violent machete attack at Broadmeadows Central shopping centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chaos erupted after two groups of men began brawling in the centre’s car park, roughly 15km north of the Melbourne CBD, on Friday night<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The fight soon spilled inside the shopping centre, sending terrified shoppers scrambling for cover as screams echoed through the complex.<\/p>\n

The incident is the latest in a string of shocking crimes across the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Four teenage boys were recently charged after allegedly driving a stolen BMW through Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall, striking a pedestrian and sparking chaos among shoppers<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The dramatic chase ended when the teens fled into Myer and were arrested, reigniting debate over youth crime and safety in the CBD.<\/p>\n

It follows the deaths of Chol Achiek, 12, and Dau Akueng, 15, who were fatally stabbed in Cobblebank in Melbourne’s west.<\/a><\/p>\n

Police described that attack as a brutal machete assault believed to be linked to ongoing youth gang rivalries.<\/p>\n

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